Psittacinae
| Afrotropical parrots Temporal range: [1]
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| Jardine's parrot, (Poicephalus gulielmi) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Psittaciformes |
| Family: | Psittacidae |
| Subfamily: | Psittacinae |
| Species: | P.
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| Binomial name | |
| Psittacinae Rafinesque, 1815
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| Genera | |
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The Psittacinae (Afrotropical parrots, African parrots, or Old Word Parrots)[2]is a subfamily in the parrot family. It contains the true parrots, parakeets and macaws, but not the lories, lorikeets and cockatoos.
References
- ↑ Fossilworks https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=400977&is_real_user=1. Retrieved 27 July 2025.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help); Unknown parameter|tittle=ignored (help) - ↑ Not to be confused with Psittaculidae, the most-common sense "Old World parrot".